Evaluating the Incidence, Clinical Significance and Predictors for Vocal Cord Palsy and Incidental Laryngopharyngeal Conditions before Elective Thyroidectomy: Is There a Case for Routine Laryngoscopic Examination?

Background Routine preoperative laryngeal examination remains controversial. We aimed to assess the utility of preoperative routine flexible laryngoscopy (FL) by looking at the incidence, clinical significance and predictors for preoperative vocal cord paresis (VCP) and incidental laryngopharyngeal...

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Veröffentlicht in:	World journal of surgery 2014-02, Vol.38 (2), p.385-391
Hauptverfasser:	Lang, Brian Hung-Hin, Chu, Kevin Ka-Wan, Tsang, Raymond King-Yin, Wong, Kai Pun, Wong, Birgitta Yee-Hang
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abdominal Surgery Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Cardiac Surgery Child Elective Surgical Procedures Female Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology General Surgery Goiter - surgery Graves Disease - surgery Humans Incidence Incidental Findings Laryngeal Diseases - epidemiology Laryngoscopic Examination Laryngoscopy - utilization Male Medicine Medicine & Public Health Middle Aged Paretic Side Pharyngeal Diseases - epidemiology Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Surgery Thoracic Surgery Thyroid Diseases - surgery Thyroid Neoplasms - surgery Thyroid Nodule - surgery Thyroidectomy Vascular Surgery Vocal Cord Vocal Cord Paralysis - epidemiology Young Adult
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